Meeting, 2025, canvas, acrylic, oil, 50x60 cm

Is an exceptional figure in the context of Lithuanian art and one of the most prominent representatives of contemporary neo-expressionist painting in Northern Europe. While still a student he stood out for his bright and expressive painting, which was and is far removed from the traditional Lithuanian school of painting. After studying painting at the Vilnius Academy of Arts, Vilmantas was noticed by collectors from Denmark and thus discovered his way into the art world of the Nordic countries. Having worked with Galleri NB, one of the strongest art galleries in Denmark, for almost twenty years Vilmantas holds a very strong position in the art market in Scandinavia, especially Denmark. It is not only Nordic people who value the artist's work. In 2021 Vilmantas' paintings were successfully presented in the United Arab Emirates and South Africa. Vilmantas became a painter for the Danish royal family. For almost 30 years he has been participating in group exhibitions, organizing personal exhibitions, and delighting his art fans with new works.

1985 – 1989 College of Applied Arts, Painting Restoration Department, Kaunas, Lithuania

1989 – 1995 Vilnius Academy of Arts, Painting Department, Vilnius, Lithuania

2018 Cross the Line, Titanikas Gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania

1998 – 2018 annually, solo shows in NB Gallery, Viborg, Roskilde, Copenhagen, Denmark

2015 Identity, Council of Europe, Strasbourg, France

2014 Der Traum, Lithuanian Artists‘ Association Gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania

2012 Vilmantas, Museum of New Art, Parnu, Estonia

2010 Glance, Galleri Kirk, Aalborg, Denmark

2009 Identity, Listasavn Art Museum, Torshavn, Faroe Islands

2006 Friends, Kraft Larsen Art, Zurich, Switzerland

1994 – 2005 annually, solo shows in Vartai Gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania

2004 Vilmantas, Olivia Holm Moller Museum, Holstebro, Denmark

2003 Garden of Delights, Textilforum, Herning, Denmark

2002 Vilmantas, Vasby Art Hall, Vasby, Sweden

2001 Forgotten Feast, La Danoise Gallery, Paris, France

2000 Vilmantas, La Danoise Gallery, Paris, France

1997 Vilmantas, Nordic Hause, Torshavn, Faroe Islands

1993 Vilmantas Marcinkevičius, Lietuvos Aidas Gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania

 

2019 Animal – Human – Robot, MO Museum, Vilnius, Lithuania

2018 All Art Is About Us, MO Museum, Vilnius, Lithuania

2015 Who Are You?, G.R.A.F.O. Gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania

2015 Game of Masks, Rundetaarn, Copenhagen, Denmark

2014 Imaginary Stories, Uzutrakis Manor Palace, Trakai, Lithuania

2013 NordArt, Kunstwerk, Carlshutte, Germany (also 2012)

Contexts of Painting. XV Vilnius Painting Triennial, Contemporary Art Center, Vilnius, Lithuania

2012 (How did I Get Here?) Painting in Lithuania, Contemporary Art Center, Vilnius, Lithuania

Queen and Her Family, Trapholt Museum, Kolding, Denmark

2011 Behind the White Curtain, Lithuanian Pavilion, 54^th Venice Biennale, International Art Exhibition, Venice, Italy

2009 FLAG, European Parliament, Brussels, Belgium

II Quadrennial of Contemporary Lithuanian Fine Art, Lithuanian Exhibition and Congress Centre LITEXPO, Vilnius, Lithuania

2008 I Baltic Biennial, Manege Central Exhibition Hall, St. Petersburg, Russia

Digressions, Museo Nazionale di Castel Sant'Angelo, Rome, Italy

Independent Stories, Soviart Gallery, Kyiv, Ukraine

2004 Instance in Art. Lithuanian Contemporary Art Created in the Nordic Countries, Krebsen Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark

Vilnius X Triennial of Painting, Contemporary Art Center, Vilnius, Lithuania

2003 Picnic – From Topos to Topos, Finarte Gallery, Nagoya, Japan

Days of Vilnius in Moscow. Lithuanian artists’ exhibition, Manege Central Exhibition Hall, Moscow, Russia

Lgqtso. International exhibition, Artists’ Space Gallery, Berlin, Germany

Re/form. Contemporary Lithuanian Art, United Nations Office in Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland

Friendship, Infro Gallery, Vasby, Sweden

2002 Lineart Ghent, Ghent, Belgium

Nordic Europe Profiles, Dronninglund Art Center, Dronninglund, Denmark

International Painting Biennial, Vasby Art Hall, Vasby, Sweden

2001 Mondoarte – Worldart, Rivoli Art Museum, Rivoli, Italy

I Painting Biennial of Nordic Countries, Vasby Art Hall, Vasby, Sweden

00:00…24:00 Twenty-Four Hours, Varied Motifs, Berlin, Germany

Without Shadows, European Parliament, Brussels, Belgium

Lithuanian Art, Gildenburg Gallery, Peterborough, United Kingdom

Episodes, Oscar Wilde Museum, Dublin, Ireland

Lithuanian Art, David S Gordon & Margaret M Gordon Gallery, London, United Kingdom

2000

Baltic Art, National Art Club, New York, USA

Baltic Art, International Monetary Fund Gallery, Washington, USA

Baltic Art, Trizechahn Art Center, Houston, USA

Baltic Art, Chicago Symphony Center, Chicago, USA

Tradition and Future. Lithuanian Art 1997 –2000, Contemporary Art Center, Vilnius, Lithuania

1999

A Midsummer Night’s Dream, La Danoise Gallery, Paris, France

4=4 Eurogate ‘99, Taiwan

1998

Seven Artists from Nordic Artists Center Dale, Eikkas Gallery, Dale, Norway

9+9. Artists from Lithuania, Town Hall Gallery, Aachen, Germany

1997

Magic Realism, Manege Central Exhibition Hall, St Petersburg, Russia

Melancholy in Baltic Art, Friedrich-Ebert-Institute Gallery, Bonn, Germany

Europe Today: Five Lithuanian Artists from Vilnius, Friedrich-Naumann-Institute Gallery, Bonn, Germany

Lithuanian Art ’97: Galleries Present, Contemporary Art Center, Vilnius, Lithuania

1996

Eastern Europe: Spatia Nova. IV St Petersburg Biennale, ICA Sofia, St Petersburg, Russia

Painting – 96. VII Osaka Triennale, Mydome, Osaka, Japan

X Triennale Paintings of Vilnius, Contemporary Art Center, Vilnius, Lithuania

 

2016 – 2018 annually, North Art Fair, Aalborg, Denmark

2009 – 2018 annually, ArtVilnius, Vilnius, Lithuania

1999 – 2018 annually, ArtHerning, Herning, Denmark

2016 Art Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

1999 – 2016 annually, ArtCopenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark

2011 Vienna Art. Contemporary Art Fair, Vienna, Austria (also 2002 and 2003)

2004 Cologne Art Fair, Cologne, Germany (also 2003)

2003 Lineart Ghent, Ghent, Belgium

2001 European Perspectives. Art Fair, Innsbruck, Austria

1999 Moscow’99. International Art Fair, Moscow, Russia

 

2014 HRH Henrik Prince Consort of Denmark

2011 Lene Christensen, CEO Bach Gruppen, Denmark

2009 Georg Gundersen, Head of Assens Tobaksfabrik, Denmark

2007 Peter Moller, Partner at Morso Jernstoberi, Denmark

2006 Leif Davidsen, Writer, Denmark

2004 HH Princess Alexandra of Denmark

HRH Prince Joachim of Denmark

HH Prince Felix of Denmark

HH Prince Nikolai of Denmark

2002 Peter Kirstein, Professor at University College London, United Kingdom

 

2002 Guest artist at Hojskole, Herning, Denmark

2004 ARTOMI International residence for artists, New York, USA

2001 IX International Workshop for Visual Artists, Brande, Denmark

1999 VII International Workshop for Visual Artists, Brande, Denmark

1998 UNESCO International residence for artists, Nordic Artists Centre, Dale, Norway

 

2018 Prize of the Lithuanian Artists’ Association, Vilnius, Lithuania

2009 International Show Down Winner 2009, Saatchi Gallery, London, United Kingdom

2004 Artist of the Year, Lietuvos rytas newspaper prize, Vilnius, Lithuania

Special Prize, Vilnius X Triennial of Painting, Vilnius, Lithuania

2001 Artist of the Year, Association LATGA prize, Vilnius, Lithuania

2000 Artist of the Year, Viborg city prize, Viborg, Denmark

1998 Second Prize, Hermis Bank art competition, Vilnius, Lithuania

 

Lithuanian National Art Museum, Lithuania

MO Museum, Lithuania

Lewben Art Foundation, Lithuania

European Parliament Collection, Belgium

Elisabeth & Dennis Nande Art Collection, Denmark